Urinal



E; FLAGG Jung 26, 1928.

Filed Dec. 22, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet ITN SSES ATTORNEYS June 26, 1928.1,675,263

E FLAGG v URINAL Filed. Dec. 22, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ZZKJ/M m/wzwATTORNEYS Patented June 26, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST FLAGG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

URINAL.

Application filed December 22, 1926-. Serial No. 156,505.

The present invention is concerned with the provision of a sanitaryurinal. The types of upright recessed urinals which are now commonly inuse are very objectionable because of the fact that a great deal ofwater is required to properly flush them, and because the urine in anyevent does not strike running water. Due to the extremely rapid decay ofurine there is a most disagreeable odor associated with the types ofurinals now employed which can be eliminated only by the provision of aconstruction in which a film of running water is maintained over thesurface of the urinal when in use. I

The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the old type ofurinalby providing a device which is absolutely sanitary, being soarranged that a film of running water always covers the walls of the.urinal basin when the latter is in position for use.

Preferably I effect material space economy by mounting the urinal underan ordinary wash basin. and by using a treadle to swing the urinal outfrom under the basin into operative position. This treadle also controlsthe supply of water to the urinal so that as the urinal is swung tooperative position, the water automatically starts to flush. As thedevice is returned by a spring or other suitable mechanism toinoperative concealed position, the water is automatical ly cut off. y I

This treadle arrangement is another material advantage because it isnecessary for one desiring to use the urinal to step upon the treadle.He must therefore stand in proper position for use before the urinal is.

swung from its concealed position, and any danger of spilling on thefloor is eliminated.

With the above noted and other objects in view, the invention consistsin certain novel features of construction and combinations andarrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth andpointed out in the claims. The invention may be more fully understoodfrom the following description in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is a view in vertical section through awash-bowl and urinal, the dotted lines indicating the position of thelatter when shifted to exposed operative position.

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the.

device While I have shown theurinal associated with a wash-bowl andnormally concealed thereunder, it will be evident that the washbowl isno essential part of the combination, although material space economymay be effected, for instance in Pullman car washrooms or other publiclavatories, by-the ar- I ported any suitable manner, and is providedwith a faucet 14 connected to a water supply line 15. The drain outletfrom the basin is controlled by a suitable drain valve 16 and the basindrains into a discharge pipe 17. Preferably both the supply pipe 15 anddrain pipe 17 are vertically disposed, and connected near their lowerends adjacent the floor by across pipe 18 plugged as at 19 and 20 toprevent the passage of water from the supply pipe directly to the drainpipe. Rising from the pipe 18 are supply pipe 21 and drain pipe22 forthe urinaL'thelatter being in the nature of a trough or basin 23normally disposed under the wash-basin 13. The upper ends of pipes 21and 22 are connected by across pipe 24 havinga plug therein at anysuitable point (not shown) to prevent the supply line fromdischargingdirectly into the drain pipe.

The urinal is formed with a discharge neck 25 coupled as at 26 directlyto the cross pipe 24, and a short riser 27 connects the inlet side ofthe pipe 24 with a tubular water chamber 28 extending around the top ofthe urinal and formed with a number of discharge orifices 29. Thus, withthe chamber 28 full of water, the orifices 29 will maintain a continuousfilm of water moving over the surface of the urinal basin and flowingofl through the neck 25. i

The T-couplings 30 and 31 which connect the pipes 21 and 22 togthe pipe18 are free to rock on the pipe 18 swinging the U-shaped structures 21,22, 24 about pipe 18 as a center, and thereby permitting the urinal'tobe carried from the concealed position of Fig. 1 to the dotted lineexposed position of Fig. 1,

this movement being opposed by spring 85 swings forwardly, a flow ofwater occurs from the pipe '20 through theports 34, 33, up thepipe31,;and from the annular chamber .28, this flow being automatically cutoff when, the spring is permitted to swing the urinal under thewash-basin.

"Itwill be obvious that any suitable means may beresorted to forlimiting the throw of the treadle operated pipe frame 21, 22, 24: whichcarries the urinal. Such means'l'ias been illustrated as a dependingflange 50 at the forward portion of the wash basin which extends intothe urinal basin and limits swinging movement of the latter in bot-hdirections.

The device ispri narily sanitary, because of the factth'at waterisalways flowing in a film over the basin walls. It is also sanitarybecause of the fact that a user in order to move the device to operativeposition must step upon the. treadle and in so doing place himself inthe proper position for use, so that there is no danger of soiling thefloor. It will be obvious that while-I have shown the device associatedwith a wash basin .to effect material space economy .in publiclavatories of various kinds,- particularly .Pullman car lavatories, itis'by no means essential that the wash bowl or basin form any part ofthe combination. The urinal-for. instance might I be swung inwardlyundera shelf, or might be associated with various other articles offurniture. It is within the scope of the present invention, to mount theurinal .in any manner which will conceal it from view, and, to providemeans for simultaneously shifting the urinal to exposed operativeposition and flushing thesame.

Obviously various changes and alterations might be made in the generalform and ar- .rangementof the parts described without wash bowl of aswinging frame under thebowlanda urinal basin carried thereby, the

frame being normally spring heldto retain 7 the urinal basin inconcealed position, a treadle for swinging the frame outwardly to exposethe urinal basin, the bowl and basin including interengaging partslimiting the movement of theswinging frame in both direc i 2. Thecombination with a stationary wash bowl, of a urinal basin movablymounted nder the bowl and normally spring held in inoperative concealedposit on, means forswinging the basin outwardly nto exposed operativeposition, interengaging portions at the front of the bowl and the rearof the basin limiting the outward swinging inoveinentof the basin.

I 3. The combination with a stationary wash bowl, of a urinal basinniovably mounted under the bowl and normally spring held in noperativeconcealed position, means .for

sw nging the basin outwardly into exposed operative position, the bowlhaving at its front a depending extension engageable with the rear ofthe basin to limit its outward swinging movement.

4. A device of the class described in claim 1 wherein tllOSWlHglIlgframe. for the. basin is formed of pipes constituting water supply andwaste pipes for the basin.

i v ERNEST FLAGG.

